Saturday, April 9, 2016

Sheila Falls: More Than A Cafeteria Lady

On Thursday, April 7, 2016, myself and the community of Blacksburg, SC lost a great woman, spirit and friend. Sheila Falls left us in the physical at age 67 following a short bout with cancer.

Mrs.Sheila was long the cafeteria manager at Blacksburg High. Now not many cafeterias in high school have your mouth watering. But Mrs. Sheila, especially during an era where allergies weren't a huge issue, used her own recipes, heart and soul to whip up tasty breakfasts and lunches. She also catered on the side. Her signature dish was perhaps her Peanut Butter Bars. She got the recipe from the late Home Economics teacher Mrs. Georgia Satterfield, but recreated into her own. I have learned how to make these delicious bars, and even recreate them into cake form.

Mrs. Sheila was more than a lunch lady. She was a smiling face on a long, bad day. She was friendly to everyone who came across her, regardless of gender, race or class. You were a person to Sheila Falls and she treated you as such. I don't recall her ever having an enemy, and the only time I would see her get mad is when some students would abuse the tea policy and throw tea cups all over the outside of the cafeteria.

My condolences especially go out to her husband Donald, her son Scott and her daughter Tamara. Sheila and Donald were long time neighbors of mine, but it felt like she was everyone's neighbor. She was truly a gem of a person that cannot be replaced.

People like Sheila need to be cherished. When you think of how someone has treated you, passed you over, or tried to destroy you, think of Mrs. Sheila Falls and her loving spirit. If only the world had more like her.

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